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IntroducedJan 22, 2026
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Passed SenateMar 23, 2026
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Passed HouseApr 02, 2026
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Became LawApr 23, 2026
Tennessee Senate Bill
Healthcare Liability - As enacted, authorizes a person to bring a civil action against a healthcare professional for an injury that is a result of a medical procedure, if the procedure was for enabling the person to identify with, or live as, a purported identity inconsistent with the person's sex or treating purported discomfort or distress from a discordance between the person's sex and asserted identity, and the person consented; or if the person was a minor at the time of the procedure, the person's parent, guardian, or representative consented due to an act of coercion by the professional. - Amends TCA Title 29; Title 63 and Title 68. SB2031 has been assigned Public Chapter Number 794 by the Secretary of State.
Last Action See all actions
executive • Apr 28, 2026: Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on SB 2031
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Sealcosponsor
- Yagercosponsor
- Baileycosponsor
- Crowecosponsor
- Hensleycosponsor
- Watsoncosponsor
- Reevescosponsor
- Taylorcosponsor
- Walleycosponsor
- Briggscosponsor
- Stevenscosponsor
- Johnsoncosponsor
- Hailecosponsor
- Gardenhirecosponsor
- Whitecosponsor
- Rosecosponsor
- Hatchercosponsor
- Masseycosponsor
- Robertscosponsor
- Bowlingcosponsor
- Podycosponsor
Votes
YES: 7
NO: 2
OTHER: 0
YES: 5
NO: 1
OTHER: 0
YES: 24
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
YES: 15
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 70
NO: 22
OTHER: 0
YES: 0
NO: 0
OTHER: 0
YES: 72
NO: 19
OTHER: 0
YES: 27
NO: 5
OTHER: 0
Actions
- Apr 28, 2026 | executive
- Pub. Ch. 794
- Effective date(s) 04/23/2026
- Apr 23, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by Governor.
- Apr 15, 2026 | Senate
- Transmitted to Governor for action.
- Apr 14, 2026 | House
- Signed by H. Speaker
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- Signed by Senate Speaker
- Apr 08, 2026 | Senate
- Enrolled and ready for signatures
- Apr 06, 2026 | Senate
- Concurred, Ayes 27, Nays 5 (Amendment 1 - HA0752)
- Apr 02, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Message Calendar for 4/6/2026
- Apr 02, 2026 | House
- Subst. for comp. HB.
- H. adopted am. (Amendment 1 - HA0752)
- Passed H., as am., Ayes 72, Nays 19, PNV 0
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- Rcvd. from S., held on H. desk.
- Mar 23, 2026 | Senate
- Senate adopted Amendment (Amendment 1 - SA0639)
- Passed Senate as amended, Ayes 24, Nays 5, PNV 4
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Engrossed; ready for transmission to House
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Regular Calendar for 3/23/2026
- Mar 10, 2026 | Senate
- Recommended for passage with amendment/s, refer to Senate Calendar Committee Ayes 7, Nays 2 PNV 0
- Sponsor(s) Added.
- Mar 09, 2026 | Senate
- Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/17/2026
- Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/10/2026
- Mar 04, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 3/9/2026
- Feb 24, 2026 | Senate
- Action deferred in Senate Judiciary Committee to 3/10/2026
- Feb 18, 2026 | Senate
- Placed on Senate Judiciary Committee calendar for 2/24/2026
- Feb 05, 2026 | Senate
- Passed on Second Consideration, refer to Senate Judiciary Committee
- Feb 02, 2026 | Senate
- Introduced, Passed on First Consideration
- Jan 22, 2026 | Senate
- Filed for introduction
Documents
- Fiscal Memo for SA0639 (14443) - Amendment 1-0 to SB2031
- Fiscal Memo for HA0752 (15559) - Amendment 1-0 to SB2031
- Video: Senate Session - 51st Legislative Day Apr 6, 2026 (02h 41m)HTML
- Video: House Floor Session - 53rd Legislative Day Apr 2, 2026 (01h 50m)HTML
- Video: Senate Session - 47th Legislative Day Mar 23, 2026 (02h 05m)HTML
- Video: Senate Judiciary Committee Mar 10, 2026 (01h 28m)HTML
- Video: Senate Judiciary Committee Feb 24, 2026 (02h 25m)HTML
